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Flavour Analysis

Light brown sugar combines emphatic sugary sweetness with caramel, molasses and toast. A vanilla note brings sweet aroma, with a honey note setting golden sweetness alongside it, and malt and fenugreek notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

Sweet
Maillard
Earthy
Spice
Vegetal

Flavour profile of light brown sugar

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Saccharine

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Light brown sugar

SaccharineSweet

light brown sugar9.6

Pure, clean sweetness without depth or complexity, akin to table sugar or simple desserts. Strong in light brown sugar.

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